PARIS (Reuters) -A wildfire in the southern French prefecture of Aude is not expected to be under control until late on Sunday, the regional chief firefighter said on French television.

The fire, which began Tuesday, is one of the largest recorded in France since 1949. Spread over 16,000 hectares (around 40,000 acres), it has led to one fatality, the injury of 19 firefighters and six civilians, and several dozen homes have been destroyed.

“The fire is contained but not controlled. We still have hot spots (…) until Sunday evening the fire will not be brought under control,” Colonel Christophe Magny told a news conference broadcast on BFM TV.

All of the local departmental roads have been reopened, but the entrance into the wildfire zone is prohibited due to the risk of rekindling, the loc

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